Advance your game

Improve, Enhance and Excel the skills of cricket players of all ages and genders.

The BT Cricket Academy offers extensive opportunities for junior cricketers to learn throughout the year. Improve, Enhance and Excel.

Our aim is to provide high quality cricket coaching in small group settings. We offer regular academy sessions (max 12 children) as well as private 1 to 1 coaching.

All our sessions are run by qualified coaches.

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Our Coaches

Ben Twohig is an ex-professional cricketer who represented England U17’s and U19’s and played for Worcestershire CCC

What Ben can offer:

  • Level 2 coach with vast experience
  • Coached in Australia, India and the UK.
  • Batting and spin bowling specialist.

He completed a foundation degree in Sports Coaching and he also has coaching experience with the Worcestershire CCC academy.

Ben’s coaching ethos is aligned with producing the ‘complete’ 3 dimensional cricketer.

The coaching sessions are all built around Ben’s passion, enthusiasm and desire to produce the next generation of successful cricketers.

Head Coach Ben Twohig
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Zaman Akhter is a current professional cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire CCC.

Zum made his first-class debut on 18 May 2023, against Durham and has also played for the England Lions where he took 5-17 with the ball against Sri Lanka.

He is a right handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler.

In his first 5 wicket haul for his county, both Joe Root and Harry Brook were two of Zum’s victims! He’s also “one of our own”, a player here at BSCC !!

Cricket player ZAMAN AKHTER
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THILAN WALALLAWITA was born in Sri Lanka and has made over 30 first team appearances for Middlesex CCC.

Thilan is left arm spinner who entered the Middlesex Academy via their age-group set-up.

He later earned his first professional contract in 2020 after finishing the 2019 season as the leading wicket taker in the Second Eleven Championship.

He has made 15 appearances in the T20 blast.

Cricket player THILAN WALALLAWITA
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Greg McKenzie is an ex Cricket Professional and coach who specialises in power hitting and seam bowling

  • Ex Oxford MCCU Assistant coach
  • Ex Hampshire Pathway coach
  • Southern premier league opening batter for St Cross Symondians in Hants
  • Hampshire D40 Captain
  • Sky Sports Live DPL Winner 2022
  • Coached many current and aspiring Pro’s specialising in power hitting and seam bowling
  • Ex Cricket Professional at King Edward VI Southampton
Greg McKenzie cricket coach
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